"We are here to make a better world.……" — Abbie Hoffman
"We are here to make a better world. No amount of rationalization or blaming can preempt the moment of choice each of us brings to our situation here on this planet. The lesson of the '60s is that people who cared enough to do right could change history. We didn't end racism but we ended legal segregation. We ended the idea that you could send half-a-million soldiers around the world to fight a war that people do not support. We ended the idea that women are second-class citizens. We made the environment an issue that couldn't be avoided. The big battles that we won cannot be reversed. We were young, self-righteous, reckless, hypocritical, brave, silly, headstrong and scared half to death. And we were right."
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47 Quotes by Abbie Hoffman
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Action is the only reality; not only reality, but morality as well.
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It's too late. We can't win, they've gotten too powerful.
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The idea that media is there to educate us, or to inform us, is ridiculous because that's about tenth or…
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What if when they called a war, no one went?
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Every rock or molotov cocktail thrown should make a very obvious political point. Random violence produces random propaganda results. Why…
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Wouldn't you want to be indicted by the govenment for a high crime? It's a great thrill. It's an honor.…
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Smoking dope and hanging up Che's picture is no more a commitment than drinking milk and collecting postage stamps. A…
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Structure is more important than content in the transmission of information.
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It's going to be a combination Scopes trial, revolution in the streets, Woodstock Festival and People's Park, all rolled into…
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The first duty of a revolutionist is to get away with it. The second duty is to eat breakfast. I…
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Life actors never rehearse and need no script. A life actor uses only what is available, nothing more, nothing less.
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Peace is a very complicated concept. When the lion gobbles up the lamb and wipes his lips, then there's peace.…
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A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.
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